U+FE2D "︭" Combining Conjoining Macron Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+FE2D "︭" Combining Conjoining Macron Below is a diacritical mark used in scholarly and linguistic texts, particularly for annotating certain writing systems such as Egyptian hieroglyphs or phonetic scripts. It appears as a horizontal line placed beneath a character to indicate a specific phonetic or grammatical relationship, often serving to connect or join elements within a transcription system. This combining character modifies the base character it attaches to, allowing for precise representation of sounds or morphological features that standard alphabets cannot easily convey.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+FE2D |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Combining Conjoining Macron Below |
| Block | Combining Half Marks |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ︭ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ︭ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEF 0xB8 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xFE2D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000FE2D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ufe2d |